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Title: Painting red hair
Post by: KeyanSark on February 18, 2008, 02:51:42 PM

Hello:

Maybe this has been covered/answered yet, but I'd like to ask the great painters in the forum how did you paint realistic (I mean, not blazing orange) red hair in your miniatures.

Title: Red Heads
Post by: Lordblackwing on February 18, 2008, 06:19:19 PM

Keyan, I have had some luck starting with a dark red brown for the base, then a dark/burnt orange for the mid, followed by a copper highlight. I hten use an orange ink glaze and touch up with some med orange final highlights. Variations of the colors will yeild differing shades of "red".

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Malamute on February 18, 2008, 06:26:37 PM

I have used GW paints: Scorched Earth, then Bestial Brown, then Beatial brown with orange, then more orange/ Bestial Brown plus a touch of bleached bone for highlight.

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Prof.Witchheimer on February 18, 2008, 07:14:04 PM

like this?

too "blazing orange"?

(http://www.witchhunter.net/images/foundry/vikings/foundry_viking_13.jpg)

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Ironworker on February 18, 2008, 07:17:38 PM

I tend to use a lot of brown as well as some earthy reds.  Orange I use spareingly unless I'm doing a blond/red or a strabery blond.  If you want some good visual refference for painting red hair check out some of Brom's artwork.  He paints a lot of redheads.

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: KeyanSark on February 19, 2008, 08:09:51 AM

Thanks for the tips, guys... I'll show you results soon...

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: JollyBob on February 19, 2008, 09:50:12 AM

Too orangey?

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/photo004-2.jpg)

That was done with a base coat of bestial brown, then highlighted with bubonic brown mixed with fiery orange, then fiery orange on it's own, and final highlights with yellow.

Then the whole lot was given a wash of thin chestnut ink to help definition.

Any use? I'm interested to see how yours work out now.

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: KeyanSark on February 19, 2008, 09:01:32 PM

Well, here is the result... My version is inspired in the Kill Bill Bride, although I finally decided not to paint the black lines in her outfit. The base is a resin one casted in a local shop in Madrid.

(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/7527/leelabride1fj0.jpg)
(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3271/leelabride2dh1.jpg)
(http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3180/leelabride3xf4.jpg)

Title: The Bride
Post by: Lordblackwing on February 19, 2008, 09:32:10 PM

Nicely done. I would have never thought to paint her up as the Kill Bill Bride. The hair looks good, red but not orange.  :)

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: janner on February 19, 2008, 10:22:55 PM

You know when you've got it right - the smell of urine will be overwhelming!!

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Lowtardog on February 19, 2008, 10:46:35 PM

Quote from: "janner"

You know when you've got it right - the smell of urine will be overwhelming!!

 :lol:  :lol:

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: twrchtrwyth on February 20, 2008, 12:33:59 AM

Quote from: "janner"

You know when you've got it right - the smell of urine will be overwhelming!!

WTF! :D

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Malamute on February 20, 2008, 08:29:21 AM

Very nice, the hair is spot on. I should Know I am married to a red head :o

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Lowtardog on February 20, 2008, 08:37:17 AM

Quote from: "twrchtrwyth"

Quote from: "janner"

You know when you've got it right - the smell of urine will be overwhelming!!

WTF! :D

It is a term which I wont repeat for people with Ginger hair (I think Janner may have picked it up whilst on service :lol: ) Havent herad it for years

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: KeyanSark on February 20, 2008, 08:49:14 AM

All this urine-joke is confusing for us foreigner!  :wink:

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: janner on February 22, 2008, 08:30:38 AM

Quote from: "KeyanSark"

All this urine-joke is confusing for us foreigner!  :wink:

Lo siento amigo,

There are a number of 'well-known facts' regarding those people blessed with hair the colour of an autumn sunset that are accepted by all non-ginger members of UK Armed Forces involving the effect of full moons, teeth clicking, conduct during card games and the aforementioned urine thing.

Enough said least I cause offence to any strawberry blond members of the forum

Un abrazo,

Janner

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: KeyanSark on February 22, 2008, 01:28:23 PM

Confusion is even greater now!  :lol:

However, I had a clear explanation on the subject some days ago via private mail  :mrgreen:

Title: Painting red hair
Post by: Lowtardog on February 22, 2008, 02:12:15 PM

Quote from: "KeyanSark"

Confusion is even greater now!  :lol:

However, I had a clear explanation on the subject some days ago via private mail  :mrgreen:

Duty ex Crab,  lingo explained :D  :lol:  :mrgreen: